Sunday, April 24, 2005

How to Live on 24 Hours a Day

Just finished reading the famous essay How to Live on 24 Hours a Day and I think it's going to be a lifechanger for me. It's basically about how to make the most of the 16 hours between finishing your work one day and starting your work the next. I'm looking forward to: reviewing the day during my evening commute, learning something difficult for 90 minutes every other evening, and building my concentration skills during my morning commute.

I was shocked when I read this: "You say your day is already full to overflowing. How? You actually spend in earning your livelihood--how much? Seven hours, on the average? And in actual sleep, seven? I will add two hours, and be generous. And I will defy you to account to me on the spur of the moment for the other eight hours."